A look at UCLA players' Combine results

The NFL Scouting Combine wraps up on Tuesday, after a five-day workout fest at Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium. UCLA was represented quite well at this year's event, with two likely first-round picks and at least three more players certain to get drafted.

Where he stands: Barr has been somewhat surprisingly picked apart in the past few months, with many believing that Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack is more NFL-ready. That assumption has Barr slipping in a lot of mock drafts -- on most occasions to the Titans at No. 12 -- with linebacker-needy teams like the Atlanta Falcons alleging that Mack is ahead of Barr on their board. Barr's 40-time, given the fact that he allegedly ran a 4.46 at UCLA a while back, seems kind of low, and his bench press was the lowest among his group; although, that can be attributed somehwat to his long arms. But in comparison to Mack, the two linebackers' numbers were quite similar. Barr was once considered to be a lock top-10 pick, but with fewer teams than usual looking for OLB help near the top of the draft, he could fall a bit, with Mack ahead of him.

Where he stands: No UCLA player has improved his stock more in the past month than Su'a-Filo, who first caught the eye of NFL.com's Gil Brandt, and has now almost certainly risen into the first round. There aren't many top-flight guards in the draft this year, and Su'a-Filo could very well be the first off the board. SB Nation's mock draft already has him at No. 12, ahead of Barr, which seemed like an impossibility just a few weeks ago. But now, with some serious momentum, Su'a-Filo seems poised to continue rising, especially after he far outperformed Stanford's David Yankey at the Combine. He tested fast, ranking third among offensive linemen in the 20-yard shuttle and in the top 10 in the 40. Teams love his versatility, and while his athleticism and strength is somewhat of a question mark, no one seems to have been bothered much by it this week at the Combine.

Where he stands: Zumwalt will be the focus of a Register series leading up to the draft in May, and we'll have more on his Combine performance in the newspaper soon. Zumwalt's measurables aren't exactly his strength, and he clearly thought he could do better in the 40. But his numbers overall certainly didn't hurt his stock in the slightest at the Combine. A sprained shoulder kept him out of the bench press, which was a shame, but he tested as expected and is still in the middle-round range, post-workouts. His interviews seem to have gone quite well, which is a good sign. He'll really get a chance to shine at UCLA's Pro Day in March, when he could establish himself as a surefire second-day selection. Zumwalt's father, Rick, told me that he thought he could've done better, but the Combine was never going to be Zumwalt's strong suit.

Where he stands: Evans certainly isn't the biggest receiver, nor is he the fastest, but his speed measurements were actually better than expected and his strength was on par with other receivers in what's amounting to a very deep class of wideouts. That depth will probably push Evans into the later rounds of the draft, but Evans made a solid impression, running a 40 that was actually faster than USC wideout Marqise Lee, which comes as a surprise. Looks like he'll be in the middle of the pack, so impressing one team or a few teams will be of the utmost importance at UCLA's Pro Day.

Where he stands: The main concern with Marsh seems to be his size and position -- he's a bit too small to be an effective 3-4 defensive end in the NFL, and he doesn't necessarily have the fluidity to be an outside linebacker in that system. Part of me believes he could be a solid 4-3 end, but the move to linebacker seems to have been thrown around more frequently. Marsh didn't exactly help his cause as a 3-4 end with his workout, as his 14 bench press reps was the lowest total among defensive linemen at the Combine and only one more than Shaq Evans. His 40 time also was quite pedestrian, at 4.89. But he did show some flashes -- namely in the 3-cone drill. If Marsh can either bulk up or up his pass-rush acumen as a linebacker, he'll be a valuable late-round pick for someone. He's going to need some time to develop at the next level, though.

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